Kremlin Condemns US Sanctions on Russian Media
Moscow vows retaliatory restrictions on US media after Washington targets RT and its top editors over election interference claims.
Overview
- US charges Russian TV contributor Dimitri Simes and his wife for violating sanctions.
- RT editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan and her deputy also face US sanctions.
- Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov accuses the US of trying to silence Russia's perspective.
- Peskov states that Russia will impose its own measures against US media outlets.
- Most US media have already reduced their presence in Russia due to the Ukraine conflict.